Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal with Hood Calorie Countdown! – – golden delicious apple (cut into small cubes), salted butter,
Cook Time | 10 minutes |
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- 1 golden delicious apple cut into small cubes
- 1/2 tbsp salted butter
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 packet no calorie sweetner
- 1/4 cup Hood Calorie Countdown
Ingredients
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- Melt butter in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until melted.
- Add the apples.
- Cook for 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon.
- Cook for 1 minute stirring constantly. Set aside.
- Place oats, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, salt, water, no-calorie sweetner, and vanilla in a microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave for 2 minutes. Stir.
- Pour in Hood Calorie Countdown and top with the cooked apples.
- Enjoy!
Blueberry Scones! – – flour, sugar (plus more to sprinkle on scones), baking soda, salt, salted butter (cold
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 22-24 minutes |
Servings |
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- 2 cups flour
- 3 tbsp sugar plus more to sprinkle on scones
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp salted butter cold and cut into small pieces
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup heavy cream plus more to brush on the scones
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 400 Degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Use a pastry cutter or 2 knives to cut the butter into the dry ingredients until resembles a crumblike texture.
- Mix lemon zest and blueberries into the dry ingredients.
- Whisk together cream and eggs.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the cream/egg mixture in the center.
- Use a fork to gently incorporate the wet and dry ingredients together.
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to form a dough ball.
- Shape the dough into a 1 and 1/2 inch thick square. Cut into 4 equal pieces and then cut each square in half to form 8 triangles.
- Place scones on baking sheet. Brush with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar.
- Cook 22-24 minutes until golden brown.
- Enjoy!
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting! – – Cupcakes:: flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, salted
Cook Time | 19-21 minutes |
Servings |
cupcakes
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- 2 3/4 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tbsp ginger
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 10 tbsp salted butter room temperature
- 1 cup brown suger
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 cup HOT water
- 8 tbsp salted butter room temperature
- 12 ounces Cream cheese room temperature
- 8 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 4 tsp cinnamon
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
Frosting:
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake tins with 30 cupcake liners.
- In an electric mixer, cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, and mix until incorporated.
- Add molasses, 1 cup of flour, and remaining dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Add 1/2 cup HOT water. Mix. Add another 1 cup of flour and mix.
- Add remaining 1/2 cup of HOT water and 3/4 cup of flour. Mix until all combined.
- Using an ice cream scoop, place 1 scoop of batter in each cupcake liner.
- Bake for 19-21 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
- In an electric mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until combined and fluffy.
- Frost cupcakes.
- Enjoy!
Chocolate and Almond Toffee! – – whole almonds, salted butter (cut into pieces), sugar, salt, vanilla, milk chocolate
Prep Time | 5 minutes |
Cook Time | 15 minutes |
Servings |
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- 10 ounces whole almonds
- 1 cup salted butter cut into pieces
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips
Ingredients
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- Place almonds on a plate and microwave on high for 2 1/2 minutes to toast.
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Spread 9 ounces of almonds in a single layer on the baking sheet. (reserve about 1 ounce of the almonds to chop and sprinkle on the top of the toffee.)
- Add sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt to a heavy bottomed skillet.
- Stir over medium heat until melted.
- Turn heat to medium-high. Continuously whisk for 9-10 minutes until golden brown in color.
- Quickly pour over the almonds as evenly as possible.
- Cool 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Allow to sit for 2-3 minutes to melt the chocolate.
- Using a spatula, spread out the chocolate evenly.
- Sprinkle with the remaining chopped almonds.
- Allow to cook and set until chocolate is hardened.
- Use a knife to cut toffee into pieces.
- Store in a container at room temperature.
- Enjoy!
Breakfast Cookies! – – salted butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, eggs, all-purpose flour (heaping), baking soda, salt, cinnamon,
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 15-17 minutes |
Servings |
cookies
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- 1 1/2 sticks salted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour heaping
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup quick oats
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup flax seeds
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 3/4 cup dried apricots chopped
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup almonds chopped
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream together butter and sugars in a stand mixer.
- Add vanilla and eggs. Mix.
- Add flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Mix until combined.
- Add the oats, coconut, flax seed, and sunflower seeds. Mix until combined.
- Add the apricots, cherries, and almonds and mix until just combined.
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop cookies onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
- Enjoy!
Baked Oatmeal! – – salted butter (melted), quick oats, sugar, milk (either whole or 2%), vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg,
Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Cook Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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- 1 stick salted butter melted
- 2 cups quick oats
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup milk either whole or 2%
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9x9 non-stick baking pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine oats, sugar, and milk in a medium bowl.
- Add all other ingredients and stir together.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes until set.
- Cut into squares.
- Serve warm with a sprinkle of brown sugar and cream.
Heavenly Angel Food Cake! – – sugar, all-purpose flour, salt, egg whites, cream of tartar, vanilla, fresh lemon
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 40-45 minutes |
Passive Time | 1 hour |
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- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups egg whites
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 (8 oz.) packages Cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup salted butter softened
- 16 ounces confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 13x9 inch pan with aluminum foil to cover the bottom, sides, and about an inch over the sides of the pan.
- Sift together sugar, flour, and salt.
- Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a stand mixer on high until stiff peaks form.
- Very gently fold the dry ingredients into the egg whites, about a 1/3 of a cup at a time, until just combined.
- Fold in vanilla and lemon juice.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake 40-45 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- While cake is baking, prepare the frosting.
- Beat cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer on medium speed until creamy.
- Gradually beat in confectioner's sugar on low until combined.
- Beat in lemon zest. Set aside.
- When cake is done, remove it from the oven and immediately invert cake onto a greased wire rack. Allow to cool for 1 hour with the pan still over the cake.
- Remove the pan and gently remove the foil.
- Make sure the cake is completly cooled and then frost it.
- Enjoy!
No-Bake Red Velvet Truffles! – – salted butter (softened), sugar, flour, red velvet cake mix, salt, vanilla extract,
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- 1/2 cup salted butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup red velvet cake mix
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp milk
- 12 ounces milk chocolate candy melts
- 4 ounces white chocolate candy melts
Ingredients
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- Beat butter and sugar in an electric mixer until combined.
- Add flour, cake mix, salt, and vanilla. Mix to a crumbly consistency.
- With mixer on low speed add milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a dough forms.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on parchment paper.
- Chill for 15 minutes in the fridge.
- Melt milk chocolate according to package instructions.
- Dip each ball in the chocolate using a fork to cover. Tap fork on side of bowl to remove excess chocolate.
- Place each truffle on parchment paper and allow to dry about 15 minutes.
- Melt white chocolate according to package directions.
- Carefully spoon the white chocolate into a zip top plastic bag and cut off 1 corner.
- Drizzle the truffles with white chocolate.
- Sprinkle with desired sprinkles.
- Enjoy!
To Die For Chocolate Lava Cake! – – semi-sweet chocolate, salted butter, all-purpose flour, confectioners' sugar, salt, eggs,
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 12-13 minutes |
Servings |
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- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 stick salted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- cocoa powder for dusting ramekins
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Spray each ramekin with cooking spray and dust with cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Chop chocolate and place in a bowl with butter.
- Melt in the microwave on 10 minute intervals, mixing each time, until smooth. Set aside.
- Whisk together flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt. Set aside.
- Whisk eggs and egg yolks. Set aside.
- Combine all 3 bowls together and stir until smooth with no lumps. (Batter will resemble brownie consistency)
- Spoon batter evenly into the prepared ramekins.
- Place ramekins on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 12-13 minutes.
- You want sides to be solid but the center to still be soft.
- Let cool 1 minute then invert onto a plate.
- Top with desired topping.
- Enjoy!
Banana Bread – – bananas (mashed), sugar, canola oil, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg,
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
Cook Time | 55-60 minutes |
Servings |
loafs
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- 5 bananas mashed
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 tbsp butter softened
- 1/3 cup walnuts chopped
Ingredients
Crumb Topping
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine bananas, eggs, sugar, and oil.
- Add 2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the bowl and mix until combined.
- Fold in 1/4 cup walnuts.
- Pour into prepared loaf pans and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, make the crumb topping.
- Combine the brown sugar and flour.
- Cut in butter using a pastry cutter or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Mix in walnuts.
- Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over the batter.
- Bake in 350 oven for 55-60 minutes. Test with a toothpick to come out clean.
- Enjoy!